In the history of modern entertainment there has been no television show that was so successful that the producers didn't try to make even more money from it. In fact, the more popular a show is, the greater the chance that there will be some kind of spin-off merchandising--toys, clothes, books, board games, or whatever. I'm just as much of sucker as any consumer; as a child I wore by "Batman" T-shirt when Adam West and Burt Ward were playing the Dynamic Duo on the tube, as an adult I sip tea out of a "Game of Thrones" mug.But the weight-reduction themed reality show, "The Biggest Loser," has come up with a unique bit of merchandising. There is a "Biggest Loser" series of road races. One race on the series is the Panama City Beach "Biggest Loser" Half Marathon Run. The third annual running of this event was on Sunday morning, 28 December 2014.
The big winner at the 2014 "Biggest Loser" Half Marathon was Darrel Williams, who covered the 13.1-mile course out-and-back from Pier Park in 1:25:08, finishing almost two miles ahead of the next runner. Andrew Collins finished runner-up with a 1:40:13. Finishing third overall in 1:40:46, master runner Julie Shuck was the first female finisher. Daryle Ryan was the first male master in the field, coming in eighth overall in 1:45:39.
313 athletes finished Panama City Beach's third annual "Biggest Loser" Half Marathon Run. By my count, that's a lot of winners.
Top Ten Men, 2014 Panama City Beach "Biggest Loser" Half Marathon Run
- 1:25:08 / 1:25:08 ~ Darrel Williams (M, 33)
- 1:40:13 / 1:40:05 ~ Andrew Collins (M, 38) Virginia SA
- 1:42:51 / 1:42:51 ~ Chris Oubre (M, 36) Geismar, LA
- 1:44:07 / 1:44:07 ~ Syd Trefiak (M, 37) Port Perry, ON
- 1:44:47 / 1:44:46 ~ Ryan Turner (M, 33) Destin, FL
- 1:45:30 / 1:45:25 ~ Jeffrey Klein (M, 36) Tyndall AFB, FL
- 1:45:39 / 1:45:39 ~ Daryle Ryan (M, 46) Mansfield, TX
- 1:47:30 / 1:47:21 ~ Eric Gieser (M, 34) Waterloo, IA
- 1:47:33 / 1:47:30 ~ Cliff Rogers (M, 33)
- 1:47:57 / 1:47:53 ~ Dylan Peebles (M, 15) Crawfordville, FL
Top Ten Women, 2014 Panama City Beach "Biggest Loser" Half Marathon Run
- 1:40:46 / 1:40:46 ~ Julie Shuck (F, 41)
- 1:46:29 / 1:46:29 ~ Emma Spencer (F, 33) Falmouth, MA
- 1:50:55 / 1:50:53 ~ Irina Lucaciu (F, 21) Enterprise, AL
- 1:57:06 / 1:56:54 ~ Rena Perrett Compton (F, 34) Brantley, AL
- 1:59:18 / 1:59:08 ~ Kim Allan (F, 44) Panama City, FL
- 1:59:33 / 1:59:30 ~ Constance Bargeron (F, 46) Kennesaw, GA
- 1:59:58 / 1:59:54 ~ Elizabeth Bray (F, 38) Sterrett, AL
- 2:00:05 / 2:00:00 ~ Gina Spease (F, 34) Southport, FL
- 2:01:45 / 2:00:21 ~ Danielle Cureton (F, 23)
- 2:01:13 / 2:01:11 ~ Emily Ross (F, 17) Mendota, IL
| Winners of the Panama City Beach Biggest Loser Half Marathon Run, 2012-2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 30 December 2012 | 1:23:31, Paul Dates | 1:36:56, Erin Morrow | 306 |
| 29 December 2013 | 1:27:35, Diego Zuazua | 1:27:08, Line Lauritsen | 397 |
| 28 December 2014 | 1:25:08, Darrel Williams | 1:40:46, Julie Shuck | 313 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2014 Panama City Beach "Biggest Loser" Half Marathon Run
http://www.biggestloserrunwalk.com/results/panama-city-beach-2014-results
- "Biggest Loser" Run / Walk Series
http://www.biggestloserrunwalk.com/
- Upcoming races in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! race calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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